Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-21
FOREIGN.

Mr.. Henry Stafford Northcote, son Of Lord
Iddelsleigh, has, contrary to expectation,
resigned the office of survey yor-general of
ordnance
The japanese prince, Komatsuhas, has
arrived at Berlin. He is accompanied by the
largest train of attendants on record.
An important political and military agree
ment has been made between Austria and
Roumania, with the approval of Germany.
Cardinal Ferrieri is dead. He was born at
Fano, Italy, Sept IA, 1910, and was created
q cardinal March l3, 1868.
rumor that Herr Ludertz, the German
explorer, had died in Africa is denied. Herr
Luderitz, when last heard from, was on his
way to Angra Tequena, on the west coast of
Africa.
The Pope has instructed the Irish episco-
pate 10 act with strict legality in dealing with
the agrarian question in its present state.
The English government has decided to
purchase &C, 900 additional horses and $500, 900
Mannlicher repeating rifles, which are to be
ready by March l.
The Austrian minister of war will call out
several classes of the reserves in February in>
stead of April, as was intended. Large con,
tracts have been made for military equip
ments.
The fate of the German army bill has been
settled by the Reichstag adversely to the
government and action has been made to dis.
solve the chamber
1t is announced in semi-official circles at
st. Petersburg hat Russia has been solicited
by the powers to name candidate for the
Bulgarian throne, and has designated Prince
Nicholas of Mingrelia.
The Dublin packet Banshee with 800 per
sons on board. an on the rocks at Holyhead
on Saturday. There was great alarm among
those on the vessel, but she foated off after
being agrcund for three hours. The steamer
Eleanor, while trying 10 rendtr assistance TO
the Banshee, also ran on the rocks, where
she remained fast. There was heavy fog
at the time the accident occurred.
The Dublin police authorities have forbid
den he sale of pan phlet issued by a Chi
cagO Socialists society, protesting against
the sentences pronounced upon Anarchists in
that city.
The Congo Free State has ordered the as
sembling of its entire flotilla on the upper
d rt of the Congo river at Leopoldvill. by
the end Of March, with view to aiding as
much as poss BILE the Stanley expedition fot
the relief of ErInin Bey.
It is reported that two British-Indal Of.
ficers have been arrested at Moscow as SPIES
They had in their pos esson numerous
mi itary sketches, and explained their
presence Ill MOSCOW by saying mat Unelr
government had sent them there to learn
the Russian language
Mr.. Stanley in recent interview says
that the Emin Bey relief expedition would go
by way of Zanzibar; that the enterprise
would cost $100,0 and that it would leave
Zanzibar composed of 1000 men. OF these
eight would be English and the rest natives
of Zanzibar, Mr.. Stanley said he expected
that news of the progress of the expedition
would reach Europe by July,
DR.. Leuze has telegraphed from Zanzibar
to Vienna his safe arrival on the coast. He
gives no details of his experience nor relates
whether he heard tiding of Emin Bey and
Lupton Bey, which was one of The objects of
his expedition
Russia is about to deprive foreign shipping
of the freedom Of Viadivostock and other
ports in the North Pacific